October 08, 2012

Video of Ryan Mattheus' 2-pitch, 3-out magic trick in Game 1

"Those are the biggest three outs, the two biggest pitches I’ve ever made. Being down one run, I wanted to pump the team up and get some momentum going in our direction. I came in pumped up, and they got pumped up right along with me." (Ryan Mattheus, via Washington Times, 10/8/2012)

With Game 2 just a few short hours away, let's relive the sleight of hand trick Ryan Mattheus pulled off in the 7th inning of Game 1, entering with the bases-loaded and nobody out, and making it all go away with just two pitches. (Video here, also) Force out at the plate on a grounder to short; then a 5-4-3 double play. Best part of the video is that MLB.com has Dave Jaegler's call of both plays on the video...